Black Gold

الذهب الأسود

Jean-Jacques Annaud's film on the oil struggle among Arabian rulers in the 1930s; a Qatari production based on Hans Ruesch's novel.

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Identifiers
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Review
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Wars and campaignsModern conflicts

Screening Room

Format
Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released
2011 CE · 1432 AH†
Countries
QA · FR · TN
Approach
historical drama

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

A film by Jean-Jacques Annaud about the struggle of princes over the oil of the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s; produced in Qatar, based on a novel by Hans Rosch. 1 2

People and things also explored

Farha· Karbala· Payitaht: Abdülhamid· Omar· Damascus Time· Al-Madina Souq, Aleppo· Ahl al-Harb (the people at war with the Muslims, their status and the rules that govern dealings with them)· Anfal (spoils and the other gains taken from the enemy, and their divisions)

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
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islam.museum contributors. “Black Gold”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/al-dhahab-al-aswad-2011/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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